Ellis Arthur Franklin
| Ellis Arthur Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1894 Kensington, London |
| Died | 1964 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Merchant banker, Keyser & Co |
| Known for | Vice principal, The Working Men’s College |
| Spouse(s) | Muriel Frances Waley |
| Children | 5 (including Colin Ellis Franklin, Sir Roland Franklin & Rosalind Franklin) |
| Parent(s) |
Arthur Ellis Franklin Caroline Jacob |
| Relatives |
Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (uncle) Alice Franklin (sister)Cecil Franklin (brother) Helen Caroline Franklin (sister) Hugh Franklin (brother) |
Ellis Arthur Franklin OBE (1894–1964) was an English merchant banker.
Early life
Franklin was born in Kensington, London into an affluent Anglo-Jewish family. He was the son of Arthur Ellis Franklin, a merchant banker and senior partner of Keyser & Co,[1] and his wife Caroline Jacob.[2]
His uncle was Herbert Samuel, Home Secretary (1916), and the first High Commissioner for the British Mandate of Palestine. His siblings included Helen Caroline Franklin, wife to Norman de Mattos Bentwich, Attorney General in the British Mandate of Palestine, active in trade union organisation, Women's Suffrage, and the London County Council on which she was a member, and Hugh Franklin, a militant suffragist and penal reform activist.
Career
He was a banker at Keyser & Co, where his father was senior partner.[1]
Franklin became a teacher of a class in Electricity at The Working Men’s College in 1919, having been introduced to the College by his uncle, the banker Lionel Jacob. By 1922 he had become Vice Principal of the College and was instrumental in attracting donations to the College from the City, and new College Corporation members from the Home Office, The Bar, and the City.[3]
Personal life
Franklin married Muriel Frances Waley (1894–1976). They resided in London.[1] They had five children. Their son Colin Ellis Franklin (born 1923) is a writer, bibliographer, book-collector and antiquarian bookseller. A further son Sir Roland Franklin (born 1926) is a merchant banker. Their late daughter, Rosalind Franklin, was the influential biophysicist.[1]
During World War II, Franklin helped Jewish refugees fleeing from the Continent, some being taken into the family home.[1]
Death
Franklin died in 1964.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Wilmut, Ian (July 19, 2002). "Derring-do of the DNA diva: Rosalind Franklin". Times Higher Education. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ↑ Rubinstein, William D. (22 February 2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 294–295. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ Harrison, J. F. C. (1954), A History of the Working Men's College (1854-1954), Routledge Kegan Paul, pp.157, 164, 168